Electoral results for the district of Molong
# Electoral results for the district of Molong

Molong, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1904

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1880 | Andrew Ross | None |
| 1882 | Andrew Ross | None |
| 1885 | Andrew Ross | None |
| 1887 | Andrew Ross | Ind. Protectionist |
| 1889 | Andrew Ross | Protectionist |
| 1891 | Andrew Ross | Protectionist |
| 1894 | Andrew Ross | Protectionist |
| 1895 | Andrew Ross | Protectionist |
| 1898 | Andrew Ross | National Federal |
| 1901 | Andrew Ross | Progressive / Independent Liberal |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1900s

**1901**

1901 New South Wales state election: Molong :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive | Andrew Ross | 671 | 55.2 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal Reform | John Withington | 544 | 44.8 | +13.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,215 | 99.1 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,226 | 56.6 | -4.9 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s

**1898**

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Molong :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | National Federal | Andrew Ross | 558 | 44.7 |
| | Free Trade | Harrington McCulloch | 389 | 31.1 |
| | Independent Federalist | William Shield | 302 | 24.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,249 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,259 | 61.6 |
| | National Federal hold | National Federal hold | | |

**1895**

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Molong :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Andrew Ross | 548 | 45.3 |
| | Free Trade | Harrington McCulloch | 412 | 34.1 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | John Wynne | 108 | 8.9 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | William Melville | 85 | 7.0 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Charles Lauer | 56 | 4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,209 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,220 | 64.2 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

**1894**

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Molong :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Andrew Ross | 504 | 37.4 |
| | Free Trade | Harrington McCulloch | 311 | 23.1 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | William Melville | 253 | 18.8 |
| | Independent Labor | Charles Lauer | 247 | 18.4 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Arthur Sherwin | 20 | 1.5 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | John Ardill | 11 | 0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,346 | 94.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 82 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,428 | 77.2 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

**1891**

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Molong Monday 29 June :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Andrew Ross (re-elected) | 844 | 62.4 |
| | Labor | Cornelius Lindsay | 319 | 23.6 |
| | Free Trade | John Hurley | 189 | 14.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,352 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,387 | 65.2 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

### Elections in the 1880s

**1889**

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Molong Monday 28 January :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Andrew Ross (elected) | unopposed | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,142 | 99.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,977 | 61.2 |
| | Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Protectionist | Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Protectionist | | |

**1887**

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Molong Tuesday 8 February :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Andrew Ross (re-elected) | unopposed | | |

**1885**

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Molong Thursday 29 October :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Ross (re-elected) | Andrew Ross (re-elected) | 695 | 54.8 |
| Fergus Smith | Fergus Smith | 573 | 45.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,268 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,290 | 69.1 |

**1882**

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Molong Tuesday 12 December :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Ross (re-elected) | Andrew Ross (re-elected) | 656 | 75.8 |
| Willoughby Andrew | Willoughby Andrew | 210 | 24.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 866 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 883 | 47.5 |

**1880**

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Molong Friday 26 November :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Ross (elected) | Andrew Ross (elected) | 520 | 50.3 |
| John Smith | John Smith | 514 | 49.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,034 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,058 | 57.0 |
| | | (new seat) | (new seat) |
